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AP Exclusive: Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim's letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope's recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter's author and members of Francis' own sex- abuse commission have told The Associated Press….
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Foles outduels Brady to give Eagles their first Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Foles did his best Tom Brady impersonation, leading a late-game comeback to cap a season that began as a backup and ended as Super Bowl MVP….
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Philadelphians take to the streets to celebrate Super Bowl
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The rain and hail that pelted Philadelphia for much of the day dissipated just as people across the city spilled out of sports bars, apartments and houses….
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US starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over IS
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq….
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Paris attacks suspect refuses to stand at shootout trial
BRUSSELS (AP) — The only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015 refused to rise for a Belgian court on Monday, or answer questions about his actions, during his first appearance in public since his arrest nearly two years ago….
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Cities and states take the lead on banning bump stocks
In the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that allowed the shooter's semi-automatic rifles to mimic the rapid fire of machine guns….
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US investigators say deadly Amtrak train crash preventable
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train into a freight train and killing a conductor and an engineer in South Carolina….
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Ram truck ad using MLK speech draws backlash
NEW YORK (AP) — A
Ram truck ad that used a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., is drawing a backlash….
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N. Korean official unlikely to oversee Olympic breakthrough
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's head of state is coming to archrival South Korea, but it's the wrong one – at least if the goal is peace on the volatile Korean Peninsula….
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Nassar to receive final sentence in sexual assault scandal
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Days of emotional testimony in two Michigan courtrooms are wrapping up with a final sentence for former sports doctor Larry Nassar, whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken Michigan State University and elite sports associations….